The Real Voices of the Game Productions podcast

October 24, 2024 Episode 853 The Arm's Race with Jim Curnal and Dave Dagostino

Gotta love those qoutes

“We ask a lot out of these guys,” manager Carlos Mendoza said, referring to his starting pitchers.

Miracle Mets are still trying to solve their Shohei Ohtani enigma

9 walks in the game

Should managers fear 'reliever familiarity effect' in World Series? mlb.com

Guys have been throwing a lot of innings and guys can be tired,” said Kahnle,

Pitchers are Better than Ever: Boone on Rodon

“Obviously, he's pitched in the league now for a long time, has had a lot of success

10 seasons: 2 seaons under 3.75. 6 seasons over 4,00 only 2 under 3.00

Definitin of a lot of success

Under the catagory of Sports develop character: Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve

When their head coach Cheryl Reeve sat down to the microphone for a bitter postgame press conference on Sunday night, she didn't miss any.

“We know we could have done some things, but you shouldn't have to overcome [the officiating],” Reeve said. “This s–t ain't that hard. Officiating? It's not that hard.

The Lynx missed 44 of their 70 shots in a championship-deciding WNBA Finals Game 5 loss to the Liberty. 37% shot 67 62 overtime loss

NY Post

Aaron Rodgers isn't the QB the Jets thought they had

Can't compare Apples to Chevolets

This Yankees-Dodgers World Series narrative is already so, so tired

Joel Sherman

Apples to Apples …. not Apples to Chevorlets

Post Season 1956 vs. 2024 ….No Gauntlet in 1957

2023 WS 5 rating 4.7. 1978 32.8

It's about Competive Balance during the season not the World Sereis

11 teams drew 2mm or less 37%

9 teams drew less than 1/2 of Dodgers … 1/3

Payroll Equality 1991 vs. 2024

2024: #1 Mets $317

67%+ of Mets payroll: 9 teams = 30%

50%+ of Mets payroll: 15 teams = 50%

8 teams less than 33% of Mets payroll

1991: #1 A's $33mm

67%+ of A's payroll: 17 teams = 65%

50%+ of A's payroll: 24 teams = 93%

0 teams less than 33% A's payroll

All pieces of the puzzle not the same size

Building the Dodgers: 10 steps that got Los Angeles back to the World Series

The Athletic

The Dodgers have more than $1 billion invested in Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. runs. Kiké Hernández has as many postseason home runs on his resume as Babe Ruth. It goes on and on.

Wishing and Hoping…. Dusty Springfield and Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones giving Giants almost no chance to win with end finally in sight

It was always going to be a long shot that Jones made it to a seventh year with the team that over-drafted him (No. 6 overall) in 2019. The desire to find the next Eli Manning in temperament, comportment, demeanor and play-style led to an overevaluation of this particular player, but this does not need to be relitigated

Doesn't happen overnght

2016 Eli Apple

2017 Evan Engram

2018 Saquon Barkley

2019 Daniel Jones

2020 AndrewThomas

2021 Kadarius Toney

2022 Kayyon Thibodeaux

2023 Deonte Banks

Question: Why are Tackles and Edge Rushers headed in the opposite direction

How ‘bout them Seminoles

The loss dropped the Seminoles to 1-6 on the season — just one year after going 13-1 and winning the ACC.